Candidates

Marsha Fangmeyer

Law degree, University of Nebraska; bachelor's in social work, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Family

Married, two stepchildren

Faith

Lutheran

Key issue

My initial work in the legislature will be to work on broadening the base for education funding. In District 38, property taxes pay for the schools with little or no help from the state and other sources of funding. That has to change. The obligation to educate our children K-12 must have a broader base of financial support. Even if the legislature passes one of the measures before it now, I expect this will be an ongoing process until we are committed to a long term, well-structured solution to education funding.

Dave Murman

Farmer

Age

64

Party

Republican

Home

Glenvil

Public offices held

Sandy Creek school board, 1997-99

Education

Bachelor of animal science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Family

Married, three children

Faith

Evangelical Free Church in Hastings

Key issue

My number one priority if elected is substantially reducing property taxes. Property taxes are the largest and fastest growing source of tax revenue in Nebraska, increasing by more than 60 percent in the last ten years. Nebraska is ranked 49th in education funding from the state, so local school districts who receive little or no state aid for education must place all the financial burden on property owners. Nebraska has excellent public schools, but this broken system of funding schools is not sustainable. My hope is that more candidates that are serious about solving the rising property tax problem will get elected.

Voter info

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Registration questions

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Important dates

Oct. 1: First day for early voting ballots to be mailed.
Oct. 9: First day to vote early in person at election commission office.
Oct. 19: Deadline to register to vote online, by mail, at agencies, at the DMV office, by deputy registrar or by registration form that’s delivered to the election office by someone other than the person registering
Oct. 26: Deadline for in-person voter registration at election commission office, 6 p.m. Deadline for early voting ballots to be requested to be mailed to a specific address, 6 p.m. Deadline for write-in candidates to file notarized affidavit and filing fee with filing officer.
Nov. 5: Deadline for in-person early voting at election commission office, 5 p.m. (Sarpy County office closes at 4:45 p.m.)
Nov. 6: Election Day! Polls open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. 7 p.m.: Deadline for agent to pick up early voting ballot. 8 p.m.: Deadline to return early voting ballot to election commission office or drop box location
Nov. 13: Deadline for verification of provisional ballots

Here are the Douglas County drop box locations, opening in early October: